I was going to put my ducks in the polytunnel but for me it was to complicated - I'd need to fox proof the outside and clear a lot of thing out of there that would otherwise get pooped on. How do you deal with fox security efwellywoman?

I've netted around the tunnels (that really was a complete pain!) and close up all ventilator flaps at suppertime. The tunnels themselves are made of the reinforced material that has a pretty heavy mesh in rather than just straight plastic (chosen because even good quality thermoplas gets shredded by the wind very quickly here) so thats a bit of an advantage tho I'm still checking every morning for any signs of fox attempts. If I had any money, my first choice would have been to use electric netting....but I don't , so I've just had to work with what I'd got. I did have to clear everything out of the tunnels and now have piles of pots, staging and the like to store somewhere else, but I have some very rare birds that would be devastating to lose, so have just had to accept the chaos. I'm also doing the footbath thing in and out of the tunnel area too which another complete pain

Hey ho, I guess we were all expecting it.
What does really worry me is what on earth I'm going to do if this is still going on when the weather warms up. Even if I make fine mesh doors for both tunnel ends to max the airflow I think it will still get too warm for the birds in the spring. I guess I could try green house shading....hmmm. Really hoping this will come to an end before I have to deal with that one...

Our 7 hens are in our tunnel, with the electric net round the outside. They're enclosed within, tho not the whole area as we have strawberries in a couple of beds, and although bored, (I imagine!) it's nice to have them protected from the winter weather.

However, OH has been counting the days til we can let them out as omg there is a thick layer of dust over EVERYTHING - from the interior walls to the stored dinghy and every nook and cranny. OH thinks he'll have to power wash the walls. Also we've had an attack of red mite AND now have rats in the tunnel, despite the bait box that has had to be introduced.

I do think the main problem is going to be the rising temps though - so we'll have to be sorting out a compromise solution soon...

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I've netted around the tunnels (that really was a complete pain!) /quote]

Electric fencing would be my only option. It would be hard but not impossible to put up but getting electricity there would be nigh on impossible. Plus I will want to start using the tunnel soon so whilst ducks in the polytunnel sounds like a nice idea in theory I am not so sure about it in practice.

Hey ho, I guess we were all expecting it.
What does really worry me is what on earth I'm going to do if this is still going on when the weather warms up. Even if I make fine mesh doors for both tunnel ends to max the airflow I think it will still get too warm for the birds in the spring. I guess I could try green house shading....hmmm. Really hoping this will come to an end before I have to deal with that one...

Ironically, although I did spot it as BS, as yet another attempt to stop home/small scale food production, under the flimsy guise of . . . health and safety? (Is this one even supposed to be one of the 'more likely to mutate to lethal human' versions? I haven't heard anyone say so.) I thought it would be lifted once the AI passed. . . I guess not enough people have given up to increase agroindustry's share sufficiently, but seeing as they want 100% that's not really surprising.
Oh, I know, don't tell me . . . the AI hasn't passed yet. . .